General Atomics Aeronautical Systems promote Predator® XP in the Middle East.

For this year's IDEX 2011, GA-ASI announced a working relationship with International Golden Group (IGG) to offer Predator XP to meet the surveillance needs of the UAE Government. Discussions between the three parties are continuing. In addition, GA-ASI is also in conversation with the Abu Dhabi-based Tawazun Economic Council and other local companies on developing a Joint Venture (JV) for long-term service and support of Predator XP in the UAE.

An updated version of GA-ASI's flagship Predator, Predator XP offers improved Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities and has been licensed by the U.S. Government to be proposed for sale to a broader customer base, including countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Predator XP exhibits the same physical dimensions, altitude, speed, and long endurance (up to 35 hours) as the proven "RQ-1" Predator A aircraft.

Predator XP has been updated to include triple-redundant avionics, an Automatic Takeoff and Landing System (ATLS), GA-ASI's Lynx® Multi-mode Radar with Maritime Wide Area Surveillance (MWAS), High-Definition Electro-optic video, an improved Claw® sensor control and image analysis software system, an Automatic Identification System (AIS), and a more efficient propulsion system.